Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

With the addition of a number of important ministers, the entire team became more powerful.

From a distance, Zhu Di could see a group of black people rushing towards him.

At this time, a eunuch hurried over from a distance and whispered in Yishiha's ear.

Yi Shiha's expression did not change, but he cautiously approached Zhu Di and reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the important ministers from the Sixth Department, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Governor's Mansion also heard the news and followed His Royal Highness the Prince of Shunde!"

"Ok!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly and said nothing more.

After waiting until he could see the two large wooden boxes surrounded by everyone, Zhu Di raised his feet and walked down slowly.

"See Your Majesty!"

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, our Ming Dynasty has received another blessing of auspiciousness!"

As the two large wooden boxes slowly fell to the ground, all the important ministers congratulated with excitement.

Although Guo An was too lazy to say it, Viscount Shen Zhuang was accompanying him.

As for Shen Zhuang, he didn't dare to be as aloof and arrogant as Guo An.

Among these people, any one chosen at random would be an official of the third rank or above of the Ming Dynasty.

As long as one person asked, Shen Zhuang would not dare to hide anything.

then.

After this journey, a group of officials surrounding the two large wooden boxes all learned from Shen Zhuang what kind of grain was grown on the wooden boxes.

Simultaneously.

Everyone was even more excited.

They all want to know what the crop called potatoes looks like and how much it can produce per acre.

"Excuse me, gentlemen!"

Zhu Di waved his hand slightly and stepped forward directly to the two large wooden boxes.

At first sight, I was attracted by the wooden box filled with tomatoes.

"Guo Qing, what is this? Why is it so red?"

"tomato!"

Guo An said directly, "Your Majesty, this can be used as a vegetable or a fruit. It tastes sour and sweet, and is very delicious!"

"tomato?"

A trace of curiosity flashed in Zhu Di's eyes, and then he stretched out his hand towards a red sweet potato.

"Guo Qing, this bright red tomato should be ripe!"

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

Guo An nodded repeatedly.

After taking it off, Zhu Di put it under his nose and smelled it, "Is it still delicious?"

Guo An nodded again, "Yeah!"

Zhu Di directly wiped the tomato with both hands and prepared to put it into his mouth, exactly the same as Guo An did.

"His Majesty!"

On the side, Yi Shiha's face changed greatly, "Your Majesty, this tomato comes from overseas, and it is so beautiful, it is a sign of great poison.

Although the king of Shunde County knew that these things were fruits and vegetables, after all, this was the first time they entered the Ming Dynasty and no one had ever eaten them.

Your Majesty has a body of ten thousand gold. He is bound to our country and the country of Ming Dynasty. You must not get involved in this dangerous situation...

Please also ask Your Majesty to allow me to try it out first..."

"you?"

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment.

Subconsciously looking at Guo An aside.

Guo An nodded quickly, "Your Majesty, what I have said makes sense!"

Although he has eaten at home, who knows if Zhu Di is allergic to tomatoes?

Or, did you spray poison on the tomatoes on the way here?
"Your Majesty, please be careful!"

All around, officials quickly spoke to dissuade him.

Zhu Di looked up and then reluctantly handed the tomato in his hand to Yi Shiha.

Yi Shiha took it and took a bite carefully.

Suddenly, his eyes narrowed involuntarily, and his cheeks twitched slightly.

"How does it taste?"

Zhu Di asked hurriedly.

The officials around were also staring at Yishiha.

half an hour.

Yi Shiha then slowly said: "Your Majesty, this tomato tastes very sour, but it also has a little sweet taste, but when you taste it carefully, there is some strange fragrance!"

"It's so amazing?"

Zhu Di was so happy that he quickly picked another sweet potato, wiped it casually, and took a bite.

Suddenly, Zhu Di's expression changed drastically.

"This tomato is truly extraordinary..."

The eyes of all the important officials suddenly shone brightly, and they stared closely at the remaining few pills.

Zhu Di smiled slightly and looked directly at the large wooden box with potatoes on the side.

"Guo Qing, these are the potatoes that you often say can yield sixty-seven shi per mu, are drought-resistant without picking the ground?
It’s delicious and can be eaten as a staple food? "

"The yield is sixty-seven stones per mu? Can it still be used as a staple food?"

Hearing this, all the important ministers were immediately diverted. Their eyes widened and they stared closely at the withered yellow potato stalks.

Immediately, everyone looked at Guo An expectantly.

"Exactly!"

Guo An nodded slowly.

Zhu Di asked again: "Guo Qing, are these potatoes ripe?"

On the side, Yu Xin, Jian Yi and others also asked hurriedly.

"Your Highness, these are withered and yellow, but are they like sweet potatoes? Their fruits are buried in the soil?"

"Exactly!"

Guo An nodded slowly again.

"These potatoes are already mature. As long as you dig them out from the soil, you will know how many they can produce and how big they are?"

"Very good!"

Zhu Di was so happy that he shouted: "Come here, open this big wooden box for us and find all the potatoes inside!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

A group of guards quickly began to open the wooden boxes, and the soil inside was immediately scattered on the ground.

Naturally, bunches of round potatoes were revealed.

Seeing this, Zhu Di, Yu Xin, Jian Yi and other people with the most power in the Ming Dynasty stared at the strings of potatoes with their eyes wide open as if they had never seen the world before.

"Is this a potato?"

"Exactly!"

"They are so big and earthy in color. Can these really be eaten as food?"

"Of course! Would your Majesty and the courtiers want to give it a try?"

Zhu Di subconsciously responded: "Okay..."

"His Majesty!"

Yu Xin, Jian Yi and other important ministers immediately stared at Zhu Di with eager faces.

"..."

Zhu Di smiled and said, "How many of these potatoes did the fleet bring back?"

Guo An explained: "The potatoes grown in two large wooden boxes and one box of potatoes have rotted. Weichen has ordered his servants to pick out some that are not completely rotten and plant them in the back garden of Weichen's house!
However, Weichen cannot guarantee that those selected potatoes can be grown! "

"It doesn't matter, if you, the Prince of Shunde, can't grow potatoes, then the entire Ming Dynasty won't be able to grow potatoes with those rotten potatoes!"

Zhu Di smiled softly and asked again: "Where is the remaining box of potatoes?"

Zhu Laosi is much calmer now, but instead of weighing the scale first, he is thinking about that big box of potatoes first?

Guo An cursed and slowly bowed his hands.

"Your Majesty, this kind of large wooden box is too heavy, so I didn't ask the guards to take the trouble to bring it together."

“It’s a bit laborious to send them all together!”

At this moment, Yishiha was squatting on the ground and picking out all the potato plants.

A small pile of round potatoes suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

Zhu Di said with a look of relief: "So many potatoes can be grown in such a big wooden box. In this way, the potato yield will definitely be sixty-seven shi per mu!"

"What your Majesty said is absolutely true!"

Guo An also nodded quickly in response.

"Your Majesty, would you like to be weighed?"

At this time, Yu Xin's eyes flashed and he asked loudly for instructions.

"No need for this!" Zhu Di waved his hand directly, "These potatoes are like sweet potatoes. They have just been dug out of the soil. They are covered with soil and need to be dried in the sun.

No matter how good this scale is, it’s not accurate! "

This reason was well-founded. Yu Xin thought about it and said nothing more.

On the side, Jian Yi, Yang Jing and others were still staring at the potatoes on the ground.

See this.

Zhu Di glanced at Guo An, who was standing aside, and saw that Guo An was staring straight at the tomatoes, not knowing what he was looking at.

He looked at the group of important ministers in front of him who didn't know what they were thinking, and said directly: "Okay, okay, you are all important ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and you have so many big things to deal with every day.

Now, they are like ordinary people in the market, all crowded here to watch the excitement. If this spreads out, wouldn't it make the people of the world laugh?

Now, after you’ve seen it, let’s all disperse. Don’t miss any important military and national events! "

"Your Majesty, I don't agree with this statement!"

Yu Xin said with a serious face, "Your Majesty, whether it is potatoes, which are auspicious grains comparable to sweet potatoes, or tomatoes, which appear for the first time in our Ming Dynasty, they are all very important to the people of our Ming Dynasty.

These two kinds of wonders, even if Wei Chen and others look at them for dozens of days, they will never get tired of looking at them..."

Before Yu Xin could finish speaking, Zhu Di interrupted directly.

"In the future, when these two rare things are cultivated, you will be fed up with eating them, let alone looking at them!"

"Now, you all go to deal with your own affairs. Don't make any noise here to disturb me and Prince Shunde from handling these potatoes!"

"...Wei Chen obeys the order!"

"Wei Chen resigns!"

All the officials were stunned for a while, then all of them bowed their hands in unison and retreated in twos and threes.

After all the officials had dispersed, Zhu Di asked, "Guo Qing, how do you grow these potatoes and tomatoes?"

Guo An said: "To report back to Your Majesty, potatoes are cut into pieces and then buried in the soil to allow them to sprout and grow;
For tomatoes, after they are ripe, take out the innermost seeds of the fruit and then cultivate tomato seedlings! "

"I see!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly.

Then, he wanted to say to the guards on the left and right: "Go and carry this box of tomatoes under the eaves, and let us take care of it day and night!"

"The general will obey the order!"

All the guards responded with solemn faces.

However, Guo An hurriedly said: "Your Highness, these tomatoes, like ordinary vegetables, need sunlight.

Therefore, it is more appropriate to put it outside! "

"No need to move over there!"

Zhu Di waved his hand again.

All the guards quickly put down their movements.

Zhu Di asked again: "What to do with these potatoes?"

"..."

Guo An was stunned for a moment. Didn't you just say it well?
"Your Majesty, these potatoes are just like sweet potatoes. If you want to preserve them longer, you need to dry them in the sun for a day.

But if you want to plant it immediately, there is no need to dry it! "

"I see!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly.

Immediately, Yi Shiha looked to the side.

"Take someone to wrap these potatoes and follow us to the Shunde County Prince's Mansion!"

"The slaves obey the orders!"

Yi Shiha responded, and quickly took a few eunuchs to get busy.

Guo An was confused.

"Your Majesty, are you going to Wei Chen's Mansion?"

"nature!"

Zhu Di said matter-of-factly, "These potatoes cannot be planted in the palace, and no one knows how to plant them.

It just so happens that you still have a box of potatoes in your house. Put them together and send them to the experimental field outside the city for planting together! "

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

Guo An slightly bowed his hands, but he always felt something was wrong.

But, I can't remember...

Ok?
Suddenly, Guo An's heart moved, and he asked again: "Your Majesty, are you taking these tomatoes to Wei Chen's house?"

"Why are you bringing tomatoes to your house?"

Zhu Di looked confused.

Guo An said with a serious face: "Your Majesty, tomatoes also need to save seeds and cultivate them!"

"..."

Zhu Di felt a blockage in his heart. Looking at those tomatoes, a trace of distress flashed deep in his eyes.

"Don't you still have a box at home?"

Guo An said: "Your Majesty, the more seeds you have, the faster you can cultivate them!"

"Somebody come!"

Zhu Di was heartbroken and shouted loudly.

"Transport this box of tomatoes to the Shunde Prince's Mansion!"

"The general will obey the order!"

A group of imperial guards responded quickly.

Later, after feeling the weight of the wooden box, everyone couldn't help but feel a little cursed in their hearts.

It took so much effort to move these things from the Shunde Palace to the palace, and now they are all moved back together?
Moreover, Your Majesty will also follow you back!

pity.

A group of laborers have no say and can only work hard.

After entering the Shunde Prince's Mansion, Zhu Di did not rest but went straight to the back garden.

Seeing Zhu Di's skillful energy, Guo An, who was following behind him, couldn't help but said to Yi Shiha who was aside: "Your Majesty seems to be more skillful than going to the back garden of the palace!"

Yi Shiha smiled and said nothing.

At this time, Zhu Di had finished reading and was a little excited.

"Guo Qing, your family has grown such a large area?"

Guo An quickly replied: "Your Majesty, there are not many actually, we only planted three ridges!"

"How much can it grow?"

Guo An slowly shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I forgive you, even I don't know!"

"It's possible that none of them will grow, or they might all grow..."

Zhu Di turned to look at the garden again, "Guo Qing must take good care of it!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Guo An responded.

Then, Zhu Di looked at the pile of potatoes that were being dried in the sun.

"These are the potatoes dug out of the big box in your house?"

Guo An replied: "Exactly!"

Zhu Di looked at Guo An, "Do you have any secrets?"

Guo An shook his head quickly.

"Your Majesty clearly knows that I have nothing to hide!"

"Ok!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly, not knowing whether he believed Guo An's words or was satisfied with the pile of potatoes in front of him.

"In that case, please ask Guo Qing to make a dish using tomatoes and potatoes for us to try!"

"Potatoes and tomatoes?"

Guo An nodded directly in response.

"I obey the order! Your Majesty, please go to the main hall and wait for a while!"

"Very good!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly and went to the main hall.

Guo An, on the other hand, grabbed three potatoes, picked off the tomatoes on the two wooden boxes, and went to the kitchen.

The servants and cooks in the back kitchen were all shocked when they saw Guo An.

"Wash these potatoes for us!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

"Prepare onions, ginger, garlic, chili peppers, and eggs for us..."

"Yes, Your Highness!"

...(End of chapter)